Goodbye and good riddance, 2022-23... For the final time this season, The Athletic's Chelsea experts Liam Twomey and Dom Fifield are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to round off a year to forget for CFC. But we start with some good news! For just after we finished recording (of course) it was *finally* confirmed that Mauricio Pochettino is the new Blues boss. Liam pops back to talk us through the announcement. The respite doesn't last long, as we take you on a trip down memory lane through this shocking campaign, before rounding up the draw with Newcastle and 4-1 hammering at Manchester United - w ..read more

Waiting for the official confirmation to drop like... The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to round up the latest Blues news with the 2022-23 season mercifully only two weeks from being over. We start with the latest on the Mauricio Pochettino arrival - and why it's *still* yet to be announced by the club. The good news is we'll always have Sam Kerr... We toast to Chelsea Women's FA Cup three-peat in front of a world record crowd at Wembley after their 1-0 win over Manchester United. Then we dissect the 2-2 draw between the two two-time E ..read more

We are staying up, say we are staying up... Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield alongside him to reflect on a very unfamiliar sensation - a win! We analyse the 3-1 victory at Bournemouth - including Mr Johnson in the thick of things in the away end... But we begin with the latest on the new manager hunt - with Mauricio Pochettino still seemingly poised to take over. It's the small matter of the MDA derby on Saturday as Nottingham Forest come to town - with the two-time European Champions facing off in a game that's got huge ramifications for t ..read more

Make it stop... Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey to reflect on the latest dire chapter in this sorry season following the 2-0 defeat by Brentford at Stamford Bridge. It's now five straight defeats under Frank Lampard as the Blues continued the form which sees them sitting just 10 points above the bottom three. We dissect the performance and result - and take your questions as we try to understand where it's all gone so horribly wrong. In more positive news - it looks like the club could be close to securing a new manager... with Mauric ..read more

Even Super Frank can't get a tune out of them...yet... Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey to round up another bonkers week in the life of CFC. We begin with Thursday's news that Frank Lampard has returned to Stamford Bridge until the end of the season. There's a look back at the woeful 1-0 defeat at Wolves - before we TRY and find some positive vibes going into Wednesday night's trip to the Santiago Bernabéu for the first leg of the Champions League quarter final with Real Madrid. We'll be back next week and hopefully have something good ..read more

It's never, ever, EVER dull is it? The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield are alongside Matt Davies-Adams for a BUMPER Straight Outta Cobham following the sacking of Graham Potter. We kick things off with Liam Twomey's voice note following the 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa which proved to be the final straw in the hugely disappointing seven month reign of Potter. We then get into the nuts and bolts of the decision to finally pull the plug... How did we get here? What happens next? And how worried should we be for the future? There's a round up of the goalless draw with fellow ..read more

He's dodged the Spurs bullet... The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey join Matt Davies-Adams to sift through the main Blues news as the international break rumbles on. Thomas Tuchel has a new job - thankfully not in North London - but is he poaching one of his former coaching staff to join him at Bayern Munich? And just how tantilising would a UCL semi-final showdown with him be for the club and Graham Potter? There was disappointment in the WSL for Chelsea Women who fell to a 2-0 defeat at Manchester City but still have destiny in their own hands in the league - and Cha ..read more

When we grow up we want to be like Guro Reiten... We've got a full house of SOC'ers alongside Matt Davies-Adams as for the final time this season Jessy Parker Humphreys and Sam Parkin lend their expertise to The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson, Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey. Jessy joins us hot off the tarmac to reflect on the women's hugely impressive 1-0 quarter-final first-leg win over Champions League holders Lyon over in France. Then, we open up the mailbag to take your questions with the international break in full swing. And we've got a MEGA quiz to wrap up our last Thursday show ..read more

Four wins in a row would just be greedy... Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey alongside him to look back at the frustrating 2-2 draw with the Toffees and Stamford Bridge on Saturday. We question whether dropping more points even matters in the scheme of things, give some love to Enzo and Félix - and highlight the defensive frailties which reared their head again in an otherwise impressive performance for Potter's men. There's time to reflect on Friday's Champions League draw - which dished our CFC v Real Madrid Part III! With the quarter-fina ..read more

They couldn't win four in a row, could they?! Matt Davies-Adams has got Jessy Parker Humphreys and Sam Parkin with him to look ahead to Saturday's visit of Everton. We begin with some of the other Blues news, including the new-look Club World Cup, the fitness of Édouard Mendy and the return of Romelu Lukaku next season... Then it's all eye on that match against the Toffees under the lights on Saturday night at Stamford Bridge. There's a preview of Sunday's Women's FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton - and a Thursday quiz... We'll be back on Monday to reflect on the last game before the inter ..read more